隨著艦載導彈的技術一日千里,美國的驅逐艦很快亦安裝了導彈發射系統,並在舷號加上G字識別。美國第一艘導彈驅逐艦是由基靈級驅逐艦蓋雅提號(英语:USS Gyatt (DD-712))改裝,舷號由DD-712改為DDG-1;而接著海軍設計的查爾斯·F·亞當斯級驅逐艦(英语:Charles F. Adams-class
Chung-Hoon, a Hawaiian-born Chinese American and a 1934 U.S. Naval Academy graduate, was the first Asian American to command a Navy warship, USS Sigsbee (dd
2007-07-26 [2010-04-19]. (原始内容存档于2011-05-07). Franson, Donald; DeVore, Howard. A History of the Hugo, Nebula and International Fantasy Awards. Misfit Press